31.   In January, McGown was found guilty in a racially charged malpractice case brought after parliament members accused him of experimenting on poor black patients.

32.   Lawyers for a white anesthesiologist accused of experimenting on poor black patients argued Monday he was wrongly convicted of professional misconduct in two deaths.

33.   McGown was acquitted on three other counts of manslaughter, two involving black patients and one involving a white patient.

34.   McGown denied he experimented on the tolerance of black patients to anaesthetic drugs but admitted giving unusually high dosages to alleviate pain.

35.   McGown denied experimenting on black patients.

36.   The anesthesiologist was found guilty in January in a racially charged malpractice case brought after parliament members accused him of experimenting on poor black patients.

37.   The combination, Yancy said, appears to be very effective treatment for heart failure in black patients with mild to moderate disease.

38.   The predicted risks of death at admission also tended to be lower in black patients than in white patients.

39.   The study team also said its own earlier research suggested that black patients are younger overall and more often are women.

40.   There was no significant reduction among similar black patients.